Damn, and Microsoft made me feel like I was such a special customer…hah! Not. In order (they say) to thwart hackers, who might find vulnerabilities in the test versions of the patches, Microsoft is issuing security patches it's developed for many of its software packages to the Air Force a month before they're released to the public.
The Department of Homeland Security will let the other government agencies in on "new" vulnerabilities that exists and, once the Air Force is finished testing, will distribute them to the rest of the governmental computers.
Who knew that the Air Force were the computer whizzes of the U.S. government? I thought for sure it would be the CIA. Or is the DOHS just worried that these patches aren't perfect so it shouldn't expose anyone too important?
